The tea was sprinkled on the small table of lacquered plum blossoms, and it was not good to call the palace maid outside to come in and clean up, so the sisters had to do it themselves, and they hurriedly tossed a round, and finally picked up a few sides to clean up. However, this kind of reversal has dissipated some of the tension.

"Alas, look at me, lost soul!" Ci'an said self-deprecatingly, "Okay, you can continue." ”

"Well, 'he'...... As soon as I came in, I said, "What I told you yesterday, how did you think about it?" ”

"I had to explain to 'him' why the three new divisions of the Xuan Army were stationed in Shandong, Liangguang, and Hubei?"

"Let's talk about Shandong first. Our coastal defense -- in Guan Zhuofan's words, that is...... Well, 'coastline', very long! Gongwei Jingshi, you can't just fortify in Tianjin, that's already the door of the house, and if you start fighting there, even if you are hit by others, we will be passive! The line of defense should be pushed outward, and the farther it is pushed, the better! Weihai in Shandong, Lushun in Fengtian, one south and one north, are two extremely critical joints, the connection of these two points is our first line of defense, these two points are stuck, we will be outside the country! ”

"Therefore, our military port is located in Weihai and Lushun; Because of this, Shandong and Fengtian have to put an elite army, not only to prevent the enemy from landing, but also to protect the belly and back of the military port. At present, the number of troops is limited, so let's use it in Shandong first! ”

"Hear me say that, 'he' is silent."

"I became emboldened, and continued to say, the truth is the same in Guangdong, we have suffered a big loss in the direction of Guangzhou, and the navy has just become an army. For the time being, it is not enough to take care of Guangdong. So. Guangdong's land defense must be strengthened! ”

"In addition, and more importantly, we have already made up our minds to meet the French, and when the time comes, the land march must go to Guangxi and Yunnan, and transfer troops from Guangdong nearby. It's very convenient! In fact, one division is not enough at all, and it has to continue to increase troops in Liangguang, and the Xuan army in Tianjin is only afraid of ...... It will only decrease, not increase. ”

"When I say this, the look of 'him' is ...... I became unhappy, but. Since 'he' didn't speak, I pretended not to see. Read on. ”

"The three towns of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, for the 'thoroughfare of the nine provinces', look at the map, really in the center of China, not only the Yangtze River, but also the southern end of the future 'Jinghan line', put a division in Wuchang Mansion, not only most of the Yangtze River is controlled, but also hold the 'shape of the victory', up and down, left and right, southeast and northwest, can be taken care of."

"After I finished saying this, after a while, 'he' spoke: Xinjiang has been pacified, and the troops brought by Zhan Donglu can be transferred back, right?"

"I said, after the pacification of Xinjiang, the Chu army will inevitably be dismantled. The establishment of Xinjiang Province is not a day's work, and if a group of soldiers are not put to watch there, the imperial court is really relieved, so Zhan Donglu may not be able to withdraw back within a few years. ”

"'He' stopped talking again, and after a long while, he asked, 'After the three newly added divisions are all in place, the Xuan army will continue to expand the army, right?' ”

"I said, yes, the Xuan Army will be indiscriminate in the future 'National Defense Force', and it will always have to be expanded by three or five divisions to barely be enough."

"'He' said, in this case, the part of the Xuanjun that is expanded can always be put in Tianjin, right?"

"I said, the concubine has just returned to the emperor, Tianjin's troops are very strong, there is no need to add more, and the Xuan army will be expanded, and it will be stationed all over the country, such as Fengtian, which is still empty! Also, don't talk about anything else, just talk about the war against France, the Guizhou and Yunnan fronts, at least four divisions must be put into use, and only one division has been placed there, and there is still a big difference. ”

"As soon as my words fell, 'he' started a temper tantrum: this will not work, that will not work! What, you don't care about my business?! ”

"I was very confused, knelt down, and said, the emperor's affairs, our sisters, do our best, and don't dare to have any negligence, the emperor said this, I don't know what I mean? Please also ask the emperor to explain clearly! ”

"'He' said, 'I'm there, Xun is uneasy! It's cold, as if it's pouring wind into it from the outside, and it's not tightly blocked, how can it be done?! ”

Ci'an's goosebumps rose all over his body, and he said in a trembling voice: "'Xunwei'? That...... What is it? ”

"I don't know," Cixi said, "I asked 'him', and 'he' said that this 'Xun position' is one of the eight trigrams, and the Lord is southeast!" ”

Ci'an suddenly said: "Ah! No wonder, he said 'the emptiness of the southeast of the capital', but this is ...... with Tianjin."

After a little thought, I understood: "Tianjin is southeast of Beijing!" But ......"

After being stunned for a while, he suddenly had an empowerment, and asked tentatively, "Is it because of ...... At the beginning, the British and the French came in from Tianjin. ……”

Ci'an can have this understanding, which is quite unexpected by Cixi, but it is also good, so I can continue to induce it in a roundabout way.

"That's it! Therefore, 'he' wants us to deploy more troops in Tianjin, and the most elite ones will all be put in Tianjin, otherwise, he will be ...... below. Not steady! ”

After being stunned for a moment, Ci'an burst into tears: "'He' has a heart disease, and when he left, he didn't heal, so he took it down......"

He pulled out his handkerchief, wiped his tears, and turned to Cixi with a pleading look on his face: "Sister, otherwise, let's ...... Do as he says? Let him be down there, and live a more down-to-earth ......"

Cixi shook her head and said, "Sister, it's not possible!" If we do this, how can we talk to 'him' and the military plane? Let people look at it, isn't it our sisters messing around? Could it be that we can tell 'him' and the military plane that this is the dream of the first emperor? That's not it...... Did the first emperor mess around? ”

This "he" is not the other "he", Ci'an naturally understands it.

"Besides, even if one or two more divisions are sent to Tianjin, what if 'he' thinks it's not enough? Do you want to continue to add troops to Tianjin? This is endless, isn't it a bottomless pit? Isn't Xuan Jun doing something else? How much silver does a division's Xuan army cost the imperial court? That's the army of the imperial court, we can't ...... It's all in the house! ”

Cixi said reasonably, Ci'an couldn't refute it, she said helplessly: "That...... What to do? We can't watch him down there...... Alas! ”

"I told 'him' at the time," Cixi said, "my sister and I, day and night, chanting and praying for the emperor, and sincerity will lead to spirituality, and this 'Xun position' will definitely be able to settle down again." ”

Ci'an's eyes lit up: "Yes, in addition to our own sincere prayers, we can also invite more senior monks and do more water and land pujas!" ”

Cixi said: "That's what 'he' said, this kind of thing, it is indeed useful for the dearest relatives to pray sincerely, but it is Tianjin that is unstable, and you two sisters stay in Beijing, even if you pray sincerely, what is the use?" ”

Ci'an was stunned for a moment: "That ......"

Cixi said slowly: "I was ruthless and said, 'Back to the emperor, the concubines are willing to live in Tianjin, retreat and retreat, and pray for the emperor!'" ’”

*(To be continued.) )